Adding dynamics and force reasoning to generative 3-D models is essential for applications like architecture and robotics. The team explores two pathways: attaching physical properties directly to splats and distilling classical physics engine simulations into neural weights. Accurate physics remains a hard problem, especially when models must generalise to unseen forces.
Harari challenges the cynical view that power is the only reality in human affairs, arguing that cooperation and trust are equally fundamental to civilization. He examines how this worldview leads to societal breakdown.